Car-door hanger.



R. E FRAME a G. HARRINGTON.

GAR DOOR-HANGER. AP'PLIGATION Hup om?, so, 1908.

Ea'ented Nov. 23. i909.

R. E. FRAME L C. G. HARRINGTON'.

GAR DOOR HANGER. APPLICATION HLBUOGT. so, 1903. 4 941996@ '5 Pat-mile@ M1123, 1909.

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Original application filed January 31, 1908, Serial No. 413,641.

i UNITED i STATES PATENT onirica.

'ROBERT E. FRAME, 0F ST. LOUIS, AND CLEMENT Gr. HARRINGTON, OF MAPLEWOOD,

MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

cannooa HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, ROBERT E..FRAME and CLEMENT Gr. HARRiNcToN, both citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, .Missouri, and Maplewood, St. Louis county, Missouri, respectively, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cartion of a portion of a wooden car door prov vided with our improved car door hanger;`

and Fig.l 4 is an enlarged vert-ical sectional View' taken approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Y

This invention relates to car door hangers. The car door hangers which have heretofore been in general use consisted of devices connectedto the upper edge portion of the door and provided with rollers that. traveled on a stationary track arranged adjacent the upper' edge of the opening in the wall of the ear which the door covered.

The main object of our invention is toV provide a car door hanger of simple construction that can be manufactured at a low cost and which will not be liable to get out of order. To this end we have designed a car door hanger that comprises rollers carried by stationary devices or brackets arranged adjacent the upper edge of the door opening in the wall of the car, and a meinber projecting from the .up er edge portion of the sliding car door and) resting on said rollers so as to support the door in position and permit it to be slid into its open and closed positions.

In, our pending application Serial No.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Divided and this application iled October Serial No. 460,330.

413,641 for steel box. car, tiled January 3l, 1908, of which this present application is a division, we have illustrated a metal car door provided with a hanger constructed in accordance with our invention, but we do not wish it to be understood that our improved hanger is limited' to use with metal car doors as it can be used equally well with wooden car doors.

Referring to Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, which illustrate a metal car door provided with a door hanger that constitutes the preferred form of our invention, A designates a sliding door that covers an opening in a carwall, and l designates a member on said door and provided with a laterally projecting flange 2 that rests on rollers 3 journaled in stationary devices or brackets 4, located adjacent the upper edge of the door opening, the iiange 2 being preferably bent downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to form a substantially inverted U-shaped or channel shaped track member inside of which the rollers 3 are located. The ange 2 projects outwardly from the front face of the door, and the rollers 3-are located in front of the door. In the construction herein shown, the devices or brackets 4 in which the rollers 3 are journaled are connected to the inner face ofa hood 5 that extends transversely across the upper edge of the door opening so as to pre vent the rain or snow from beating into the car over the upper edge of the door. The hood 5 is preferably constructed of sheet metal and is provided at its upper edge with a flange 6 that is fastened to the underside of a laterally projecting flange 7 on the upper side plate B of the car wall, the hood being relnforced and strengthened by a number of metal members 8 connected to the outer face of the hood and to the ange 7 of the side plate B.

members arr'anged inside of the marginal edges of' said plate, the flanged hanger mem- ,ber 1 on said door consisting of an extension or integral portion of the plate A. It will be obvious, however, that it is immaterial so far as our broad idea is concerned whether the track member is formed integral with the door or consists of a separate piece connected to the upper edge portion of the door.

We have illustrated such a construction in Figs. 3 and 4, but instead of showing the track member connected to a metal door we yplate B of the car wall, the hood 5a being provided on its inner facewith brackets 4a that carry rollers 3a on which the flange 2 of the track member rests. Preferably the hood in 'byLetters Patent is:

1. In combination, a car wall, an,upper 'a laterally projecting both the constructions shown in Figs. 2 and 4 has its lower edge flared outwardly so as .to deflect or shed Water from the door.l The rollers are so disposed relatively to each other that the track member will always rest on at least two of the rollers and thus balance the door roperly. v Adoor hanger of this construction is not liable to get out of order, and as it comprises few parts and is of very simple construction, it canbe manufactured at a low cost.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and'desired to side plate secured thereto and provided with flange, bracketsv arranged under said nge, means on said flange for supportinfr said brackets, rollers journaled in said bracckets, awsliding car door,l and a member rojecting outwardly from the upper edge ogsaid' door and traveling on said rollers.

2. In combination, a car wall, an^upper side plate secured thereto and provided with a laterally projecting flange, brackets arranged underneath said flan c, rollers journaled in said brackets,'a sli in car door, a

member projecting outwardly rom the u per edge of said door and traveling on said rollers, and a housing member connected to said side plate yfor carrying said brackets and protecting said rollers.v 3; In combinati n, a supporting wall provided vwith a door openmg, a sheet metal housing member arranged adjacent theupl' per edge of said opening and -having a verl'eo tical wall whose lower edge is curved routwardly, brackets connected to the inner face of said wall, rollers moun'ted on said brack;

ets, and a'slidjng door provided at its upper be securedv edge with a laterally projecting flange that travels on said rollers.

4. In combination, a car wall having a door opening and provided with an upper side/plate or reinforcing member which consists of a metallic member .that has a horizontally disposed flange or portion which projects laterally from said car wall, a. sheet metal housing member connected to the horizontal flange of said reinforcing member and provided with a Vertical wall whose lower edge is flared outwardly, rollers'carried by devices that are connected tothe vertical wall of said housing member, and a sliding door provided at its upper edge with a laterally-flanged portion that rests upon and travels on said rollers. 5. In combination, a car wall provided adjacent its upper edge with a reinforcing flange, stationary devices arranged inside of said housing, rollers journaled on said devices, and a sheet metal door provided at its upper edge with' an integral laterally projecting flange that rests uponand travels on said rollers.

6. The combination with a metal door and a supporting member integral therewith co1nprismg an upwardly and laterally extended flange, of a housing into which said flange is ada ted to extend, brackets secured to the insiid'e of said housing, and rollers journaled in said brackets on which said support is adapted to travel.

7. In combination, a supportingwall having a laterally extendingflanged member secured thereto, a housing member separate and distinct from said flanged member and connected thereto, rollers arranged inside of said housing member and spaced away from said wall, and a sheet metal door having an upwardly and a laterally extending flange at its upper edgeiadapted vto travel on said rollers.

8. In combination, a car having a door opening therein, a sliding door for closing said opening, a flanged side plate extending across the upper edge of said door opening, a rtecting hood secured to the flange of' sa1d side plate, rollers j ournaled in the inner face of said hood, brackets embracing said rollers and forming a bearing for thejou'rnals thereof, and a flanged extension on the upper edge of said door. adapted to coperate with saidA rollers to support the door.

9. In combination, 'a car having a door opening therein, a sliding door for closing said opening, a flanged side late extending across the upper edge ofsaid) door opening, a protectin hood secured to the flange of said side p atgwrollers arranged inside of said hood, braekscembracing'said rollers and forming a bearing for the journals ouI` signatures in the resence of two Witthereof, reinforcing members on the outer nesses, this 27th day ofp October, 1908. face of said hood .o posite each bracket and oonueeted to Said si e plate and to said hood, and a flanged extension on the upper edge of said door adapted to coperape with seid rollers to support the door.

In testimony whereof, we hereunto alix l ROBERT E. FRAME. CLEMENT G. HARRINGTON.

Witnesses:

WELLS L. CHURCH, GEORGE BAKEWELL. 

